Everyday life 4Unit In Unit 4, learn how to... use simple present statements, yes-no questions, and short answers. talk about r daily and weekly routines. answer more than yes or no to be friendly. use Well to get time to think. 2 1 4 3 Before begin... Find these activities in the pictures. Which activities do do every day? Check ( ) the boxes. do homework work exercise watch TV
esson A In the morning What s a typical morning like in r home? Greg O Neal Well, I m pretty busy. I get up early. I check my e-mail, and I listen to the radio. Then I study. Jennifer Lee Oh, I don t like mornings. Our house is so noisy. My sister watches TV, and my brother plays games on the computer. Amanda Sanchez It s crazy. We get up late, so I eat breakfast in the car. My husband doesn t have breakfast he drives. 1 Getting started Alex Stern Well, I have breakfast, and my wife has coffee. We both read the newspaper. We re pretty quiet. We don t talk a lot. A Listen and read. Are like any of these people? Figure it out B Can complete these sentences about the people above? 1. Greg his e-mail. 2. Jennifer s sister TV. 3. Amanda s husband breakfast. 4. Alex and his wife don t a lot. C What do do in the morning? Check ( ) the boxes and tell the class. 34 I get up early. I watch TV. I do my homework. I talk a lot. I listen to the radio. I check my e-mail.
2 Grammar Simple present statements I You We They He She eat have get up read listens watches breakfast. coffee. late. the paper. to the radio. TV. I You We They He She don t eat don t have don t get up don t read doesn t listen doesn t watch don t = do not lunch. tea. early. books. to CDs. videos. doesn t = does not Unit 4 Everyday life Verb endings: he, she, it get gets watch watches play plays study studies have has do does A Complete these sentences. 1. I don t like (not / like) mornings. 2. In my family, we (have) breakfast together. 3. My mother (not / watch) TV. 4. My father (have) coffee. 5. My parents (talk) a lot. 6. I (not / read) the newspaper. 7. I (check) my e-mail after breakfast. 8. My best friend (not / get up) early in the morning. In conversation... Don t and doesn t are more common than do not and does not. don t do not does not doesn t B Now write four sentences about r mornings. Compare with a partner. I don t eat breakfast. A I don t eat breakfast. How about? B I have breakfast every morning. 3 Speaking naturally -s endings of verbs /s/ likes /z/ listens /Iz/ relaxes A B Listen and repeat the words above. Notice the verb endings. Listen to the questions. Do the verbs end in /s/, /z/, or /Iz/? In r group... /s/ /z/ /Iz/ 1. Who uses an alarm clock? 2. Who gets up late? 3. Who exercises in the morning? 4. Who sings in the shower? 5. Who eats a big breakfast? 6. Who drives to class? C Group work Take turns asking and answering the questions. Who uses an alarm clock? I use an alarm clock. 35
esson B Routines 1 Building vocabulary A Listen and say the expressions. Then check ( ) the things do every week. Can add more activities? take a class play sports clean the house go shopping do the laundry make phone calls Word sort B For each day of the week, think of one thing usually do. Then tell the class. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday play soccer On Mondays, I play soccer. 2 Building language A Look at the questionnaire. Can complete the last two questions? Then listen and check ( ) the answers that are true for. Figure it out Do have a weekly routine? Yes, I do. No, I don t. 1. Do play sports every week? 2. Do take any lessons or classes? 3. Do check r e-mail on the weekends? 4. Do make a lot of phone calls on Saturdays? 5. shopping on Sundays? 6. the laundry every week? B Pair work Ask and answer all the questions. Can give more information? 36 Do play sports every week? Yes, I do. I play tennis on Saturdays.
3 Grammar Yes-No questions and short answers Unit 4 Everyday life Do go to a class in the evening? Yes, I do. / No, I don t. Does r mother work on the weekends? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn t. Do and r friends play sports after class? Yes, we do. / No, we don t. Do r friends make phone calls at night? Yes, they do. / No, they don t. A Complete the questions. Compare with a partner. 1. Do eat a lot of snacks every day? 2. make a lot of phone calls before breakfast? 3. clean the house on the weekends? 4. r homework late at night? 5. TV after dinner? 6. r friends their e-mail every day? 7. r teacher work in the evening? 8. r best friend a class on Saturdays? B Pair work Ask and answer the questions. How many of r answers are the same? A Do eat a lot of snacks every day? B Yes, I do. I eat two or three snacks in the afternoon. Time expressions on Monday(s) on (the) weekends on the weekend in the morning(s) in the afternoon(s) in the evening(s) at night before breakfast after class every day 4 Survey A Find people who do these things. Write their names in the chart. Who has a busy week? Find someone who... belongs to a club. plays on a team. works on the weekends. has breakfast in the car. studies English before breakfast. gets up early on Sundays. Name Do belong to a club? Yes, I do. I belong to a chess club. B Tell the class something interesting about a classmate. Anton belongs to a chess club. 5 Vocabulary notebook Verbs, verbs, verbs See page 42 for a new way to log and learn vocabulary. 37
esson C Do come here every day? 1 Conversation strategy Saying more than yes or no A Can answer this question with more than yes or no? A Do live around here? B Yes,. or No,. Now listen. What do find out about Ray? Tina Hi. I see here all the time. Do come here every day? Ray No.... Well, I have breakfast here before class. Tina Oh, are a student? Ray Yes. I m a law student. Tina Really? I m in the business school. Ray Oh. So do live around here? Tina Well, I live about 20 miles away, in Laguna Beach. Ray So, are from California? Tina Well, I m from Chicago originally, but my family lives here now. Notice how Ray answers Tina s questions. He says more than yes or no. He wants to be friendly. Find examples in the conversation. Oh, are a student? Yes. I m a law student. B Match the questions and answers. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner. Give r own answers, saying more than yes or no. 1. Do live around here? f a. Yeah. Well, I play on a softball team. 2. Are from here originally? b. Yeah, I work at a restaurant on the weekends. 3. Do have a part-time job? c. No, they live in a small town near the ocean. 4. Do like sports? d. No, I m from Rio originally. 5. Do have brothers and sisters? e. No, I m an only child. 6. Do r parents live around here? f. No, I live near the beach. 38
2 Strategy plus Well Start r answer with Well if need time to think, or if r answer is not a simple yes or no. Are from California? Well, I m from Chicago originally,... In conversation... Unit 4 Everyday life Well is one of the top 50 words. Pair work Practice the conversations. Then ask the questions again. Give r own answers. 1 A What are r neighbors like? B Well, they re very noisy. They like loud music. 2 A Do see r family a lot? B Well, not really. They don t live around here. 3 A Do study every day? B Well, not every day. I go out with friends on the weekends. 3 Listening and speaking What s the question? A Listen to people answer the questions below. Which question is each person answering? Number the questions. Do go out on the weekends? Do live with r parents? Do read a lot? Do exercise every day? Do know people from other countries? B Pair work Ask and answer the questions above. Be sure to say more than yes or no in r answers. Use Well if need to. C Look at each question again. Change the verb. How many new questions can make? Then ask a partner r questions. Do go out on the weekends? read watch TV 39
esson D On average... 1 Reading A How much time do spend on these activities every day? Tell the class. on the phone two hours in bed at work or at school in the car, or on the bus or train I spend two hours a day on the phone. B Read the article. How many daily activities does it talk about? How many hours do spend in bed? Six or seven hours a night maybe? And how many hours do spend in front of the TV every week? Nine or ten? That s not a lot, is it? Well, think again. Add together all the hours spend on these activities in a lifetime, and the total numbers are surprising. In an average lifetime, an American works over 90,000 hours, walks an amazing 22,000 kilometers (14,000 miles), and spends three and a half years eating. Do call r friends a lot? An average American talks on the telephone for two and a half years. On average, Americans sleep for 24 years and watch TV for 12 years. That s 36 years about half a lifetime in bed or on the couch! C Read the article again, and complete the sentences. Compare answers with a partner. Are any facts surprising? 40 In a lifetime, an average American spends... 1. hours at work. 2. years on the telephone. 3. years in bed. 4. years in front of the TV.
2 Listening Teen habits Unit 4 Everyday life A Read about the habits of an average American teenager. Then listen to Christine talk about her habits. Complete the chart about Christine. An average teenager... Christine... drinks 16 cans of soda a week. eats dinner at home 3 times a week. spends about 5 hours a month online. watches TV 20 hours a week. drinks about eats dinner at home spends about watches TV cans of soda a week. times a week. hours a month online. hours a week. B Pair work Do have the same habits as an average American teenager? Ask and answer questions. Do drink 16 cans of soda a week? No, I drink about 2 cans a week. What about? 3 Writing and speaking An average week A Complete the sentences. Then tell a partner. Take notes on r partner s activities. My week: On average... My partner s week: On average... I study / work hour(s) a week. I exercise hour(s) a week. I use a cell phone time(s) a day. I go out with my friends night(s) a week. I spend hour(s) with my family on weekends. B Write an e-mail message to a friend about r partner. Use r notes to help. Subject: My new friend From: Gustavo Martinez <gmartinez5@cup.org> To: Hiro Ono <hiroshiono@cambridge.org> Subject: My new friend Dear Hiro, I have a new friend in my English class. Her name is Mei-ling. She has a busy week. Mei-ling works 40 hours a week. Help note Capitals and periods Use CAPITAL letters for new sentences and names. Use a period (.) at the end of r sentences. Her name is Mei-ling. C Group work Take turns reading r messages aloud. Who has a different or surprising routine? 4 Free talk Interesting facts See Free talk 4 for more speaking practice. 41
Vocabulary notebook Verbs, verbs, verbs Learning tip Drawing pictures Draw and label simple pictures in r notebook. The pictures below show different verbs. 1 Label the pictures. Use a verb to describe each activity. read the newspaper 2 Draw and label r own pictures of activities. 3 Complete the chart with r everyday activities. Write two things do... every day I read the newspaper. in the afternoon on Sundays after breakfast before bed On r own Write labels for the things do every day. Put r labels around the house. 42 0521666112p033-042_REV.ID 42 9/30/05 5:05:24 PM